It's been said that everyone secretly wishes for something:

• The gardener himself secretly wishes for a frost, though it isn't quite cricket to come right out and say so.
• Abby secretly wishes for "a hundred rainbows."
• Lisa secretly wishes for real problems, so that she can have something to complain about.
• At one time or another, everyone secretly wishes for more time or an extra pair of hands.
• Every man secretly wishes for a troublesome wife upon which to blame his failings.
• Every mom secretly wishes for a little more time on her side, a stolen moment to relax.
• Every pet owner who has had the misfortune to put down a pet secretly wishes for some sign from above that he or she has done the right thing.
• The fearful ones secretly wish for the entire world to be as helpless as they perceive themselves to be.
• Each of us, at times, secretly wishes for more personal fulfillment.
• Each side secretly wishes for a doomsday scenario in the misguided belief that their side will be proved "right."
• And although everyone secretly wishes for change in one or more bodily features, peace is discovered in a genuine love for one's self.